First report of naturally infected Aedes aegypti with chikungunya virus genotype ECSA in the Americas.
André Luis Costa-da-SilvaRafaella Sayuri IoshinoVivian PetersenAntonio Fernando LimaMarielton Dos Passos CunhaMichael R WileyJason T LadnerKarla PrietoGustavo PalaciosDanuza Duarte CostaLincoln SuesdekPaolo Marinho de Andrade ZanottoMargareth Lara CapurroPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Our study describes the first identification of a naturally CHIKV-infected Ae. aegypti in Brazil and the first report of a CHIKV from ECSA genotype identified in this species in the Americas. These findings support the notion of Ae. aegypti being a vector involved in CHIKV outbreaks in northeast of Brazil.